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2021 – CMAS World Championship in Porto Santo (Portugal)
This was my photo for the category “Wide Angle”. It was awarded “Best Photo Overall” by the Media Jury.It’s an artistic photo showing the huge amount of fish being chased by big groupers on the wreck Corveta Pereira D’ Eça (Cordeca) near the Island of Porto Santo (Portugal) in the Atlantic Ocean.
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2018 Dutch National Championship Underwaterphotography – 2nd place overall
Qualified again for the next World Championship Underwaterphotography. Very happy! It’s going to be my 4th World Championship in a row. This one will take place September 2019 in Tenerife – Spain. Looking forward to meet all those photographers again! Fishportrait – Open Dutch Championsip Underwaterphotography 2018 – Gold
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2017 – CMAS World Championship in La Paz (Mexico)
This was my photo for the category “Fish portrait”. It’s a tiny (aprox. 3mm wide) colorful Blenny that I found on a dive site called Swanee Rock in the Sea of Cortez.
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2015 CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship (15th) in Zeeland (Netherlands) – Gold medal
1st place Close-up with a theme. The theme was Lobster.
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2014 Dutch National Championship Underwaterphotography – 1st place overall
Winning the Open Dutch National Championship for the 3rd time was a milestone for me. It was a strong competition with 50 photographers, not only from the Netherlands, but also from Belgium, Germany, Switserland and Denmark! This year I dared to shoot some more out-of-the-ordinary shots….just to see how the jury would rate them. I…
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2013 Dutch National Championship Underwaterphotography – 1st place overall
Winning the National Championship was more important than ever for me. In 2015 the CMAS 15th World Championship of Underwaterphotography will take place in the Netherlands. A fantastic event that I really don’t want to miss. Only 2 underwaterphotographers can represent the Netherlands. To qualify, one must win the National Championship Underwaterphotography in one of…
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2013 CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship (14th) in Cayo Largo (Cuba) – Silver medal wide angle
Silver medal in the Wide Angle category on the 14th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship in Cayo Largo (Cuba) last week!! It was a wonderful experience. Together with my assistant / buddy Corne Bolders I was able to shoot some nice photos. Sea temperature was comfortable and visibility was OK. The wind was quite strong…